# Power to the People: Use your voice, change the world

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/power-to-the-people-use-your-voice-change-the-world/
- Published: 2024-07-18T09:42:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Danny Sriskandarajah learned the value of citizenship at a young age as the child
of Tamil migrants who moved from Sri Lanka to Australia. Arriving in the UK as the
first Rhodes scholar from an Asian immigrant background, he has gone on to run a
series of civil society organisations, and has become a leading voice in the third
sector.**

_Power to the People_ addresses growing voter apathy and disenchantment worldwide–
that familiar sense that governments have become decoupled from their constituencies,
that votes no longer count, and that politicians and institutions are too focused
on short-term issues to grapple with complex global issues such as climate change
and rising inequality.

The book is structured into two halves, the first half diagnosing problems and the
second half proposing solutions. Danny urges readers to make a positive difference
through engagement and active citizenry. He calls for reform of outdated Bretton
Woods organisations such as the IMF and World Bank, and for greater use of citizens’
assemblies. The proposal contains some fascinating examples of citizen power in 
action such as Avaaz’s campaign to take down a notoriously corrupt politician in
Brazil.

From public ownership of social media spaces to democratising share ownership, and
from re-energising co-operatives to creating a people’s chamber at the United Nations,
this campaigning book has a clear mission to make us reclaim our power as citizens
of the world.

![Power to the People - a radical and inspirational manifesto for change. To the
right a 3D image of the book's cover.](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2024/
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Source: Headline Press

## Reviews

“Urgent and essential, at the heart of _Power to the People _lies a simple but profound
truth: that people acting together can change the world”
_Caroline Lucas, former
leader of the Green Party of England and Wales_

“Powerful”
_Yanis Varoufakis, economist and politician_

“In present times, our disillusionment with leaders and institutions is – fortunately–
matched by our urgency to act, to reform and to collaborate for good. To unlock 
change we must find better ways to connect hard-won lessons from the past with our
vivid imagination of the future. In this book, Danny provides inspiration, analysis
and examples from his own experience on how this is possible.”
_Lysa John, Secretary
General, CIVICUS_

!["The wise, warm and wordly book calls on us to reimagine our democracies". Kate
Raworth quote](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2024/10/power-to-the-people-
quote-kate-raworth.jpeg)

> Many friends have described the feeling of holding your book for the first time.
> I can attest that it certainly was incredible, esp on a sunny pm with Westminster
> in the background. You can get your hands on a copy from 18 July by pre-ordering
> at [https://t.co/oB3qcDl8Pq](https://t.co/oB3qcDl8Pq) [pic.twitter.com/Wh6CzVNb38](https://t.co/Wh6CzVNb38)
> — Danny Sriskandarajah (@dhnnjyn) [June 26, 2024](https://twitter.com/dhnnjyn/status/1805915147858321806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)